1997 Connecticut Huskies football team

1997 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	7–4 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Skip Holtz
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
New Hampshire x		5	–	3					5	–	6
Connecticut		4	–	4					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					2	–	9
Boston University		1	–	7					1	–	10
UMass		1	–	7					2	–	9
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 3 Delaware ^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Northeastern		5	–	3					8	–	3
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	4
James Madison		3	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 7–4.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Northeastern	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 38–26
September 20	at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 35–31
September 27	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–0
October 4	Buffalo*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 55–0	13,725
October 11	at Maine	Orono, ME	L 47–49
October 18	William & Mary	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 17–38	8,396
October 25	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 37–21
November 1	Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 45–7
November 8	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 29–37
November 15	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 49–16	2,870
November 22	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 18–21
*Non-conference game